Haro
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Haro (ハロ) is Gundam's mechanical mascot, and is the only character that appears in more than one timeline.
Universal Century
The original Haro is a little robot companion built by the main character Amuro Ray. It is a cute testament to Amuro's exceptional talent for machines. Haro's features include a limited range of speech, built-in arms and legs which it only uses once in the first episode, and the ability to hover (in environments with atmosphere and low gravity) by flapping its appendage coverings. Haro can usually be found rolling behind Amuro's next door neighbor Fraw Bow.
In Zeta Gundam, a mass-produced Mk-II version of Haro ends up in the hands of that series's main protagonist Camille Vidan, who at least initially suspects it to be the original . He repairs the robot, only to have it constantly address him as Amuro.
During the events of Char's Counterattack, Amuro gives a "third-generation" Haro to Hathaway, the son of his captain Bright Noah, who keeps it all the way to his own story as told in the Gundam novel Hathaway's Flash.
In Victory Gundam, the main character Usso has a Haro replica that he recieved from his father. Usso's Haro possesses a remarkably advanced artificial intelligence, and amazingly is even capable of piloting mobile suits.
Cosmic Era
Haro continues to permeate the Gundam frachise, having appeared in Gundam SEED as Lacus Clyne's horde of multi-colored, simple-speech robot pets, built for her by Athrun Zala.
In Gundam SEED Destiny, Lacus impersonator Meer Campbell is often seen with her own red Haro. Unlike other Haros, which speak Japanese, this one speaks in English.ハロ (ガンダムシリーズ)